Asterisk due for Hawaii?

November 16, 2007|By Teddy Greenstein

1. No. 13 Hawaii at Nevada

10 p.m. Friday, ESPN2

Not to throw sand on Colt Brennan & Co., but there's a reason the Warriors are undefeated: Their opponents are a combined 15-56. Only Northern Illinois (opponents 25-55) has played an easier schedule. Nevada, however, has a winning record (5-4).

2. No. 7 Ohio State at No. 23 Michigan

11 a.m. Sat., WLS-Ch. 7

If it makes Lloyd Carr feel any better -- and it won't -- LSU coach Les Miles said of alma mater Michigan on ESPN Radio: "I'll root for that team, not only this Saturday, but every Saturday that I'm alive."

3. Northwestern at No. 20 Illinois

11 a.m., ESPN

How weird is it to think that not one player on Illinois' roster has beaten Northwestern? Ron Zook will use that as fuel.

4. No. 1 LSU at Mississippi

2:30 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2

The word "restless" does not begin to describe the Ole Miss natives. They all but rebelled after the school said coach Ed Orgeron would return for a fourth season. Just 23,283 showed up for Ole Miss' Nov. 3 victory over Northwestern State.

5. No. 18 Boston College at No. 15 Clemson

6:45 p.m., ESPN2

The winner goes to the ACC title game. I know, you probably don't care.

6. No. 3 Oklahoma at Texas Tech

7 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7

Want to get a rise out of Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, whom the Big 12 fined $10,000 for criticizing last week's refs? Tell him Saturday's officials live in Norman.